Newswise — (NEW YORK, NY) – Columbia University School of Nursing experts are available to discuss the impact of New York’s Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2015. The law allows experienced nurse practitioners practice for the first time without physician supervision, a change that will give many patients easier access to high-quality care. Experts at Columbia Nursing include:
Stephen Ferrara, DNP, FAANP, FNP-BC, Associate Dean of Clinical AffairsExpertise: nurse training, nursing protocols for infection control, proper use of personal protective equipment, nursing workforce, clinical practice
Stephen Ferrara oversees clinical education and training for the next generation of nurses. He also manages the nurse practitioners at the Primary and Immediate Care practice at Columbia Doctors, one of the premier nurse-run primary care services in the nation. He has worked as a family nurse practitioner at Montefiore Medical Center and as an associated adjunct professor at Pace University, where he earned his doctorate. In addition, he is the Executive Director for the Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State, where he successfully advocated for the passage of the state’s NP Modernization Act.
Lusine Poghosyan, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor of NursingExpertise: nurse practitioner scope of practice, workforce organization, health management, health policy, teamwork, quality of care.
Lusine Poghosyan specializes in health policy and workforce issues, and her research investigates primary care nurse practitioner practice environments and how they affect the quality of care for patients with chronic diseases. In 2013, she was selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar. She received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and her MPH from American University of Armenia. Her recently published research has examined how workplace climate impacts the quality of care provided by nurse practitioners, as well as the impact of state laws on work conditions.
Caroline Sullivan, DNP, MS, ANP, Assistant Professor of Clinical NursingExpertise: primary care, disease prevention, disease management, wellness, occupational health, travel medicine, women’s health.Caroline Sullivan is an adult nurse practitioner and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing at Columbia University School of Nursing, where she received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice. She works as a primary care provider in the Primary and Immediate Care Practice of Columbia Advanced Practice Nurse Associates within Columbia Doctors. As a nurse practitioner, she cares for adults while focusing on health promotion, disease management, wellness, and episodic (ex. bronchitis, pneumonia, conjunctivitis) care. Her practice interests include occupational health, travel medicine and women’s health.
Columbia University School of Nursing is part of the Columbia University Medical Center, which also includes the College of Physicians & Surgeons, the Mailman School of Public Health, and the College of Dental Medicine. With close to 100 full-time faculty and 600 students, the School of Nursing is dedicated to educating the next generation of nurse leaders in education, research, and clinical care. The School has pioneered advanced practice nursing curricula and continues to define the role of nursing and nursing research through its PhD program which prepares nurse scientists, and its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), the first clinical practice doctorate in the nation. Among the clinical practice areas shaped by the School’s research are the reduction of infectious disease and the use of health care informatics to improve health and health care. For more information, please visit: www.nursing.columbia.edu.
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